For my tenth Northwest visit (counting both Seattle and Portland jaunts) my sister Lise and her husband Andy suggested we plan a trip to the San Juan Islands rather than spend Labor Day weekend as we had planned to in Seattle. I was excited about this idea as I had never explored outside of Seattle [...]
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Washington: Wine Country Woodinville
If you are lucky enough to make it out West to Seattle I recommend spending a day or half a day exploring their local Wine Country in Woodinville (20-25 minutes outside of the city). On my most recent visit to Seattle, July 2010 my B.I.L. (Brother in Law) Andy and I had an afternoon to [...]
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France: Bordeaux
Welcome to Wine Country and a place for some R & R - Bordeaux is not the “Wine Country” we Americans are used to. Here wine tasting is much more about learning about the wine, understanding the grape and the blend, and “tasting” (as in a few sips) the wine vs. enjoying the wine while having [...]
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